Does it really take 100 years of data to establish meaningful trends
in bird populations and movements? No, I don't think so.

Is eBird clearly more useful for data collection purposes than mailing
list postings? Yes.

Sean


On 1/19/10, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>        I know we'll hear from its numerous and ever-vigilant official
>  defenders, but I do want to point out some of the obvious limitations of
>  eBird for record-keeping purposes. No doubt a hundred years from now
>  it'll be much more informative, should more data accumulate,
>  and--importantly--someone includes data from years past. It'll always be
>  much more informative about robins than it will be about rarities, of
>  course, and that's to be expected.

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